Rectal applicator



March 14, 1961 COUMBls HAL 2,974,666

RECTAL APPLICATOR Filed June 4, 1959 IN VEN TORS l N/e/ (owns/s I BYl/vaelt/lfu/vscA/y 47702/VEV i ed Stat s P te RECTAL APPLICATOR FiledJune 4, 1959, Ser. No. 818,207

2 Claims. (11. 128-271) This invention relates to bougies rectalapplicators. More particularly it relates to improvements in bougies orapplicators that are used for alleviating the discomfort and pain ofhemorrhoids.

It is an object of this invention to provide a medicament carryingapplicator to alleviate the discomfort and suffering due to hemorrhoids.

It is another object of the present invention to use a rectal applicatorfor retaining a medicament and which can be readily inserted into therectum and will afford comfort to a person suffering from the itchingsensation of the hemorrhoids. I

It is another object of the present invention to provide a flexible,limp type of applicator having a porous lobe or protuberance which canhold a medicament for the relief of internal and external hemorrhoids.

One other object of the present invention is to provide a bougie whichis filled with a medicament and which can be inserted into the rectum orthe anus thereof without causing any harm or suffering or discomfort orinjury to the wearer of this bougie, said bougie being worn and held inposition in the affected area by means of fastening means around thebody.

A detailed object of the present invention is to provide a rectalapplicator comprising a soft, pliable and porous material which isadapted to hold in the interior thereof a medicament or ointment whicheasily diffuses through the porous material and which when applied tothe internal and external portions of the rectum to soothe the same, ahood or protecting portion adapted to fit around the general affectedarea of the body.

One other object of the present inveni-ton is to provide an applicatorcomprising an insert portion of soft flexible and porous material havinga hood portion which is adapted to conform to outline of the analportion of the wearer, the insert portion being adapted to hold arelatively large amount of ointment or other type of medicament intendedto alleviate the discomfort due to hemorrhoids both external andinternal, and which applicator can be readily adjusted and held inposition by fastening means onto the body.

Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparentfrom the following detailed description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. l is a sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the deviceillustrating how a portion thereof is being filled with an ointment;

Fig. 2 is a partly sectional side view of Fig. 1 with the ointment beingapplied;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a bottom view of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a side view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like numbers refer to like partsthroughout, it will be noted that there is shown an applicator 10,comprising a compressible upper lobe or protuberance 11 made of anysuitable material, such as rubber latex and the like which is provided2,974,666 Patented Mar. 14, 1961 ice with fine openings or perforations12 on the body of said protuberance and a body portion 18. Furthermore,said protuberance 11 is hollow in the interior thereof and is adapted tohold a relatively large mass of ointment 13 which is applied to theinterior of said protuberance 11 by means of a tube 14 connected to atube 15 containing any suitable medicament intended to afford relief topersons from hemorrhoids. Itis to be noted that the upper portion of theprotuberance 11 is thicker than the lower portion which tapers to aconstricted area as shown i Figs. 1, 2 and 5.

Said lower portion 16 of the protuberance 11 is provided with arelatively small constricted opening 17 to permit the penetrationtherethrough of the tip of said tube 14 as shown in Fig. I. Saidconstricted or reduced opening 17 is normally closed and is opened whenthe tube 14 is inserted therethrough as shown.

Lower or reduced portion 16 of protuberance 11, it will be noted, isintegral with a body portion 18 which flares from the reduced portion 16of the applicator 10. Furthermore, said body portion, is provided withthe hollow rounded section 19 forming a saucer or cup-like effect in thegeneral appearance with the remaining portion of the body 18 as shown inFig. l.

The curvature of said protuberance and of the body portion at 19 isintended to permit the proper insertion of the protuberance into therectum of the wearer while atthe same time afiording relief to suchwearer who is suffering from hemorrhoids, said cup section 19 beingintended to permit or force into the interior of the arms the protrudingportions of hemorrhoids which may be present at such area. Extendingoutwardly from said cup portion 19 it will be noted that there isanother conthe person. It will be noted that said body port-ion is madeof any suitable, flexible, limp material so as to conform very readilywith the outline of the area of the body of the wearer where theapplication is used.

In order to retain the applicator in position with respect to the user,the lower area of the body portion 18 is provided with a pair of detentmembers 21 and 22 which act as fastening means for strap-like members 23and 24.

Such strap-like members 23 and 24 are used for fastening the applicatorto the body of the wearer and thereby prevent its loss.

It will be noted, from the foregoing description taken in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment ofthe invention that the device can be readily used for alleviating thediscomfort or sufliering due to hemorrhoids both internal and external.Furthermore, the invention as shown and used is intended to constantlyapply a soothing medicament to the affected area in the rectum, anus andaround the sphincter of the rectum.

The embodiment is also intended to assume the shape of the particularaffected portion of the sufferer and is intended to supply a constantamount of the soothing and pain alleviating ointment or medicament. Dueto the structure of the conical or cylindrical protuberance portion ofthe embodiment, it will be noted that the device ,is compressible andcan readily conform and adapt itself tuberance is round and tapersdownwardly toward the body conforming portion forming a cone-like bodysection which can be readily inserted. In addition, said protuberance isintegral with said body or hood which is intended to conform with theprofile or external area of the alfected part of the body.

It will be further noted that said protruding portion is sufiicientlyrigid but limp to permit insertion and can be readily filled with asoothing medicament by inserting a tube as shown into a very minuteopening in the bottom portion of the plug or .lobe. Said opening 17 onlyexpands upon the insertion of the tube 14 or any other body whichextends into said yieldable opening, as is clearly shown in Fig. l ofthe drawings. When the tube is removed the opening in the protuberanceis closed.

While a preferred embodiment of the invention has been described anddisclosed it is to be noted that variations or modifications as to form,arrangement of parts and use of materials may be readily made withoutparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed herein.

We claim:

1. An applicator for treating hemorrhoids comprising a hollow plugportion insertable into the rectum of the wearer, said plug portionbeing hollow and conical shaped and having a multiplicity of fineperforations extending throughout its peripheral wall area to permit theoozing therethrough of a medicament from the interior to the exteriorthereof, said plug having a constricted area with a minuscule opening inthe bottom thereof for permitting the filling of the interior of theplug with a medicament, a body pad integral with the plug portion, saidpad being adapted to extend around the anal region of the wearer,

said pad conforming with the profile of the anal area having a recessedarea around the plug to conform with the protruded anus of the wearerand having another annular shaped portion adapted to conform with thearea beyond the anal region, spaced means on the outside of said padportion, and fastening means in connection with the said means to permitfastening of the applicator to the body of the wearer without slippingthereof.

2. An applicator for use in the anal region of a wearer to alleviate thediscomfort of hemorrhoids, comprising a hollow expandable pluginsertable into the rectum of the wearer, said plug portion beingflexible, and adapted to be filled with a medicament, said plug having amultiplicity of small openings to permit the oozing therethrough of amedicament from the interior to the exterior thereof, a body padportionintegral with the plug adapted to extend around the externalportion of the anal region of the wearer, said body portion having aprofile conforming with the anal area of the wearer, opposed means onthe outside of said pad portion, extending on sides equi-distant fromthe center of the plug, and means permitting fastening of the applicatorto the body of the wearer without slipping thereof, plug tapering towardthe pad and having a constricted opening to permit the insertion of asupply of a medicament thereinto.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,809,558 Loeble June 9, 1931 2,017,334 Ackerman Oct. 15, 1935 FOREIGNPATENTS 138,015 Great Britain Jan. 29, 1920

